LUFC Leeds owned Yorkshire Radio closed

Leeds United have suddenly closed down Yorkshire Radio, taking it off air at 6pm this evening.

Ken Bates launched the in-house station in 2006 and it has been sensationally dropped just days after Bates was removed from his role as club president.

Leeds Manager director David Haigh said in a brief statement on the official website: 'This is one of the toughest decisions we have made, and we would like to place on record our thanks to all the staff at Yorkshire Radio, who have worked tremendously hard over the years to build up a Yorkshire sports station on DAB.'

Leeds recently signed a new three-year deal with BBC Radio Leeds, allowing them to give live commentary on Leeds games for the first time since 2008.

The fastest growing Leeds United supporters club in the South of England, with over 200 members since its formation in April 2009, travel to all games home and away.

The branch has pick up points at Basingstoke, Reading, Didcot, Abingdon, Oxford, Bicester and Banbury and will consider other pick up points on request.

Vital Leeds is now available on both facebook and twitter, so if you are that way inclined and more importantly understand all this new fangled dangled stuff, feel free to watch us, poke us or whatever else you are meant to do there!

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